Stage Notes: Reviews of “Lonesome Blues,” “Big Scary Animals,” “Ain’t Too Proud”
The cast of ‘Big Scary Animals’ at Theatre Three. (Courtesy photo by Jeffrey Schmidt) Stage Notes is a weekly aggregate post about theater, classical music and stage news, events, reviews and other pertinent information. Review: Theatre Three’s Big Scary Animals brings humor to neighborly discomfort Dallas playwright Matt Lyle’s Big Scary Animals led by director Rebecca McDonald was an immediate catapult to Theatre Three’s 60th season.
With some hometown flair that touched on big topics, the dramedy opened on Labor Day Monday. With high energy and clever dialogue, T3’s season certainly started on a high note.
On the whole, the cast was dynamic in the opening night performance. As the Paris, Texas conservative couple Rhonda and Donald, Charlotte Akin and Bob Reed were delightfully naive as they spend a dinner with their new neighbors, same-sex couple Marcus and Clark.
Bradley Atuba played the more serious half of the couple while Chad Cline’s Clark was certainly the sassier, funnier half. When they comedy shifted to drama, the cast transitioned smoothly into disquieting and poignant performances.
